I am back from Utah and had a great time visiting family and enjoying the Utah atmosphere. I love going back to Provo to visit the BYU bookstore, Deseret Book, the craft stores (Quilted Bear and Robert's...they are so much better in Utah), Temple Square, Dillard's, Cafe Rio, the Creamery and all the Utah attractions. I feel at home in Utah in some ways ever since we lived there when we got married. Tanner was a great traveler as usual. This was his third trip in his short little life - trip up the coast, Lake Powell, and now Utah. He is the traveling man!
Our trip started early Saturday and we made it in good time with a few stops along the way, one being at the outlets in St. George. The outlets are always good to me. We don't always stop but when we do we are always glad we did. We went to
The Children's Place and got some amazingly cheap clothes!! They had really nice shorts for $2.99 and some shirts for $1.99. The prices were unbeatable. Once we got to Provo we met up with Doug and Heather and went to Quilted Bear, Robert's and tried out a cupcake shop called
The Sweet Tooth Fairy. We have heard great things about it so we split their Vanilla, Strawberry, Grasshopper, and Peanut Butter cupcakes and got a few cupcake bites. We liked the cupcakes a lot better than the cupcake bites but it was fun to try something new. In the evening we went back to swim in the hotel spa. We were happy to be in Utah!
Sunday we went to church with Heather and Doug in the early morning so we could meet up with our cousins Carrie and Bonnie in the afternoon. We met at Carrie's apartment in South Jordan and had a really nice visit with them. Bonnie had a little girl, Abigail, the same day as I had Tanner. Carrie had her little boy, Colton, two and a half weeks later so it was fun getting our new babies together. Our visit was very nice and everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves. I think everyone is ready to move on from the drama and build a relationship again. I haven't blogged about the relationship between my mom and her sisters before but there was a falling out around the time my grandparents health started to decline. Jealousy and other worldly matters caused some division and unfortunately the relationship among the cousins suffered because of it. It's been several years and I think the families are ready to move on which I am very happy about. We had an amazing relationship with our cousins growing up, playing with them almost everyday in the summer so I hope to build that bond back up. Christina, my other cousin (Carrie and Bonnie's sister) has just moved to LA around the same time as we did so I hope to have her over from time to time.
Later in the evening I thought it would be fun to surprise Joel and Carly with a little visit from Tanner boy. Since they didn't know we were in town I decided I was going to leave Tanner in his car seat on their front porch and ring the door bell and go hide. I rang the doorbell and ran downstairs to wait. I heard the door open and shut quickly. I knew they just looked and shut the door. I couldn't believe they left him outside like that without looking or anything. I ran up and rang again. This time no answer so I did it again. Still nothing! After the third time I stood in front of the door and yelled to them to open it because it was me. Carly looked through the peep hole and show me standing there and quickly opened it. It was pretty funny because Joel was on the phone with the cops and had to tell them "oh wait, nevermind, everything is ok!" It turns out Carly was the one who answered the door but got freaked out when she saw two little feet sticking out of a car seat. Not too long ago she had received an email saying don't respond to the door if there is a baby left at our doorstep. Rapist were known for doing that and then attacking. It gave us all a great laugh!
On Monday we went to Salt Lake City where we met Heather for lunch at the Nauvoo Cafe. Heather is working in the church office building for the Ensign for the next few months. She got to walk Temple Square with us and stop in the distribution center. I was able to get some neat books/ideas for FHE that Ethan should enjoy. We left Heather and went across the street to the new Deseret Book and spent lots of time there. It's so sad they took the Deseret Book in California away from us last year so we had to get our shopping in while we were up here. I got Ethan a few church books, a primary CD to listen to while in the car, and got a good book to assist with my lessons for my new Valiant class. We then went to the Church History Museum which was really neat. It was fun to learn about the construction of the tabernacle, see some artifacts from the Prophets, see pictures of Joseph Smith throughout his life, learn about Nauvoo, the printing of the Book of Mormon, the Pioneers and so on. There is so much to see and way too much for one day if you really look at everything. After the museum we got Heather from work and went down the street to The Hatch Family Chocolate shop. A few days before we left for the trip, while feeding Tanner I turned on the TV to TLC and saw a show for the first time called
The Little Chocolatiers. The show is based out of SLC at the Hatch's chocolate shop and since we were going I thought it would be fun to stop in to try their chocolate. The show is about this married couple who are both little people that make hand dipped chocolates. While there we saw the husband and I really wanted a picture with him but couldn't even bring myself to bring a camera into the store. Heather and I ended up sharing a frozen hot chocolate which was good but in the end made both of us feel sick to our stomach because it was too rich. Mom had an ice cream cone. We went and didn't even try a hand dipped chocolate, maybe next time. It was a fun experience though and I felt like I was meeting someone famous. After our adventures in Salt Lake we went back to Provo and met up with Laurie to shop at the mall. It was a packed day.
Tuesday we got together with the Brooks and went to Olympic Park in Park City. I rode the Alpine slide with Evan which he seemed to enjoy. Last year we went to Olympic Park as well and I went on the zip line. It was my first time on the alpine slide and let's just say I'm glad I went down with Evan so I didn't have to brake because he is too little to want to go slow or know any better. It was fun but I like something with a little more of a rush. Throughout the trip we did lots of shopping at places like TJMAX and Michael's for home decor for Heather's apartment. We shopped a little bit in Park City and headed back to Provo for dinner at the famous Chuck-A-Rama. Later in the evening we went to the BYU bookstore which is always one of my favorite things to do. I found lots of cute and cheap books for Ethan. We ended the night was a nice dip in the spa.
Wednesday was my last full day in Utah and was spent finishing up our shopping at Tai Pan Trading - potentially a husband's worst nightmare but a woman's shopping dream. I got a cute halloween decoration and was amazed with all the decorating options. On our way home from Sandy we stopped to visit with Grandma Green so she could meet her fifth great grandson on the Fisher side. She seemed to be doing well and this home is definitely the right place for her. We had a nice visit and then made our way home to make dinner at Heather's apartment. Thursday morning Mom took Tanner and me to the airport for Tanner's first airplane ride. He did very well and everyone commented on how good and cute he was. We were excited to see Ethan when we got off the plane. He looked so big and more mature. It was such a fun trip and I am grateful to everyone who made it possible.
I am back from Utah and had a great time visiting family and enjoying the Utah atmosphere. I love going back to Provo to visit the BYU bookstore, Deseret Book, the craft stores (Quilted Bear and Robert's...they are so much better in Utah), Temple Square, Dillard's, Cafe Rio, the Creamery and all the Utah attractions. I feel at home in Utah in some ways ever since we lived there when we got married. Tanner was a great traveler as usual. This was his third trip in his short little life - trip up the coast, Lake Powell, and now Utah. He is the traveling man!
Our trip started early Saturday and we made it in good time with a few stops along the way, one being at the outlets in St. George. The outlets are always good to me. We don't always stop but when we do we are always glad we did. We went to The Children's Place and got some amazingly cheap clothes!! They had really nice shorts for $2.99 and some shirts for $1.99. The prices were unbeatable. Once we got to Provo we met up with Doug and Heather and went to Quilted Bear, Robert's and tried out a cupcake shop called The Sweet Tooth Fairy. We have heard great things about it so we split their Vanilla, Strawberry, Grasshopper, and Peanut Butter cupcakes and got a few cupcake bites. We liked the cupcakes a lot better than the cupcake bites but it was fun to try something new. In the evening we went back to swim in the hotel spa. We were happy to be in Utah!
Sunday we went to church with Heather and Doug in the early morning so we could meet up with our cousins Carrie and Bonnie in the afternoon. We met at Carrie's apartment in South Jordan and had a really nice visit with them. Bonnie had a little girl, Abigail, the same day as I had Tanner. Carrie had her little boy, Colton, two and a half weeks later so it was fun getting our new babies together. Our visit was very nice and everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves. I think everyone is ready to move on from the drama and build a relationship again. I haven't blogged about the relationship between my mom and her sisters before but there was a falling out around the time my grandparents health started to decline. Jealousy and other worldly matters caused some division and unfortunately the relationship among the cousins suffered because of it. It's been several years and I think the families are ready to move on which I am very happy about. We had an amazing relationship with our cousins growing up, playing with them almost everyday in the summer so I hope to build that bond back up. Christina, my other cousin (Carrie and Bonnie's sister) has just moved to LA around the same time as we did so I hope to have her over from time to time.
Later in the evening I thought it would be fun to surprise Joel and Carly with a little visit from Tanner boy. Since they didn't know we were in town I decided I was going to leave Tanner in his car seat on their front porch and ring the door bell and go hide. I rang the doorbell and ran downstairs to wait. I heard the door open and shut quickly. I knew they just looked and shut the door. I couldn't believe they left him outside like that without looking or anything. I ran up and rang again. This time no answer so I did it again. Still nothing! After the third time I stood in front of the door and yelled to them to open it because it was me. Carly looked through the peep hole and show me standing there and quickly opened it. It was pretty funny because Joel was on the phone with the cops and had to tell them "oh wait, nevermind, everything is ok!" It turns out Carly was the one who answered the door but got freaked out when she saw two little feet sticking out of a car seat. Not too long ago she had received an email saying don't respond to the door if there is a baby left at our doorstep. Rapist were known for doing that and then attacking. It gave us all a great laugh!
On Monday we went to Salt Lake City where we met Heather for lunch at the Nauvoo Cafe. Heather is working in the church office building for the Ensign for the next few months. She got to walk Temple Square with us and stop in the distribution center. I was able to get some neat books/ideas for FHE that Ethan should enjoy. We left Heather and went across the street to the new Deseret Book and spent lots of time there. It's so sad they took the Deseret Book in California away from us last year so we had to get our shopping in while we were up here. I got Ethan a few church books, a primary CD to listen to while in the car, and got a good book to assist with my lessons for my new Valiant class. We then went to the Church History Museum which was really neat. It was fun to learn about the construction of the tabernacle, see some artifacts from the Prophets, see pictures of Joseph Smith throughout his life, learn about Nauvoo, the printing of the Book of Mormon, the Pioneers and so on. There is so much to see and way too much for one day if you really look at everything. After the museum we got Heather from work and went down the street to The Hatch Family Chocolate shop. A few days before we left for the trip, while feeding Tanner I turned on the TV to TLC and saw a show for the first time called The Little Chocolatiers. The show is based out of SLC at the Hatch's chocolate shop and since we were going I thought it would be fun to stop in to try their chocolate. The show is about this married couple who are both little people that make hand dipped chocolates. While there we saw the husband and I really wanted a picture with him but couldn't even bring myself to bring a camera into the store. Heather and I ended up sharing a frozen hot chocolate which was good but in the end made both of us feel sick to our stomach because it was too rich. Mom had an ice cream cone. We went and didn't even try a hand dipped chocolate, maybe next time. It was a fun experience though and I felt like I was meeting someone famous. After our adventures in Salt Lake we went back to Provo and met up with Laurie to shop at the mall. It was a packed day.
Tuesday we got together with the Brooks and went to Olympic Park in Park City. I rode the Alpine slide with Evan which he seemed to enjoy. Last year we went to Olympic Park as well and I went on the zip line. It was my first time on the alpine slide and let's just say I'm glad I went down with Evan so I didn't have to brake because he is too little to want to go slow or know any better. It was fun but I like something with a little more of a rush. Throughout the trip we did lots of shopping at places like TJMAX and Michael's for home decor for Heather's apartment. We shopped a little bit in Park City and headed back to Provo for dinner at the famous Chuck-A-Rama. Later in the evening we went to the BYU bookstore which is always one of my favorite things to do. I found lots of cute and cheap books for Ethan. We ended the night was a nice dip in the spa.
Wednesday was my last full day in Utah and was spent finishing up our shopping at Tai Pan Trading - potentially a husband's worst nightmare but a woman's shopping dream. I got a cute halloween decoration and was amazed with all the decorating options. On our way home from Sandy we stopped to visit with Grandma Green so she could meet her fifth great grandson on the Fisher side. She seemed to be doing well and this home is definitely the right place for her. We had a nice visit and then made our way home to make dinner at Heather's apartment. Thursday morning Mom took Tanner and me to the airport for Tanner's first airplane ride. He did very well and everyone commented on how good and cute he was. We were excited to see Ethan when we got off the plane. He looked so big and more mature. It was such a fun trip and I am grateful to everyone who made it possible.
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